The Sims 3 Coming In 2009 (ERTS)

Electronic
Arts (ERTS) doesn't have to buy companies to get hit games. They've got
another one lined up for 2009: The next iteration of their wildly
successful Sims franchise.

The game, which lets players create their own characters and
watch them live out their lives in a fictional city, might seem
quaint in a video game world dominated by sports simulations and
ultraviolent shoot 'em ups. That may also be its appeal: EA says
it has sold 98
million units of previous Sims titles.